Zakimi Seishū

Zakimi Ueekata Seishū (座喜味 親方 盛秀, 11 November 1699 – 9 March 1766), also known by his Chinese style name Mō Kyōken (毛 恭倹), was a politician and bureaucrat of the Ryukyu Kingdom.[1]

Zakimi Seishū
座喜味 盛秀
sanshikan of Ryukyu
In office 1750–1752
Preceded by	Ginowan Chōga
Succeeded by	Yonabaru Ryōchō
Personal details
Born	November 11, 1699
Died	March 9, 1766 (aged 66)
Chinese name	Mō Kyōken (毛 恭倹)
Rank	Ueekata

He was the fourth head of an aristocrat family called Mō-uji Zakimi Dunchi (毛氏座喜味殿内).[1]

In 1737, a Yaeyama-based vessel was shipwrecked off the coast of Hizen Province, and the crew were rescued by Saga Domain. Zakimi Seishū was dispatched as a gratitude envoy to Japan in 1737.[1][2]

Zakimi served as a member of Sanshikan from 1750 to 1752.[1][3]

References

1. "Zakimi Seishū." Okinawa konpakuto jiten (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia").
2. Chūzan Seifu, appendix vol.3
3. 中山王府相卿伝職年譜　向祐等著写本